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“Joyous Protest Posters”
The lobby of Houghton Library—Harvard’s repository for rare books and manuscripts (as well as theatre and performing arts archives)—greets visitors with streaks of midnight blues, electric yellows, and blood reds. Displayed within temperature- and …
The Week’s Events
Commencement week includes addresses by Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust and former Massachusetts governor Deval L. Patrick ’78, J.D. ’82. For details and updates on event speakers, visit harvardmagazine.com/commencement * * * Tuesday, May 26 Phi Beta …
Issue: May-June 2015
Portraying Larry Summers
Sixteen years after the portrait of President Neil L. Rudenstine (1991-2001) was unveiled in the Faculty Room in University Hall, that of his successor, Lawrence H. Summers (2001-2006), was introduced at a celebration in Widener Library on September 23. …
Issue: November-December 2022
Psychedelics for Healing
Psychedelic drugs, once considered primarily recreational, are making their way into clinical settings—and increasingly, helping patients with a range of conditions. Last fall, Harvard launched the Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture : an …
Football: Harvard 26-Columbia 6
On Saturday at the Stadium, the Harvard football team supplied precisely the right amount of drama for a team hoping to remain in first place: none. In cruising to a 26-6 win over Columbia, the Crimson—either No. 24 or No. 25 in the Football Championship …
Prospective Overseers State Their Views
In light of the importance of the annual election for members of Harvard’s Board of Overseers—and heightened interest stemming from last year’s vigorously contested results and the possibility of a similar contest this year — Harvard Magazine is …
Harvard College Admissions Rate Falls to 6.2 Percent
Harvard College today announced that 2,158 students, from among 34,950 applicants, had been offered admission to the class of 2015, entering this August. The admission rate, slightly under 6.2 percent, fell from 6.9 percent last year, driven by a nearly …
When Everything Goes Right Until...
On paper , as students encounter the Harvard Business School (HBS) case about Día Día Practimercados (DD; day-to-day shopping for practical goods, rendered in a Spanish neologism), it is the model of a successful business at the base of the pyramid. The …
Issue: September-October 2015
The Gardens at Elm Bank “Get People Growing”
At its blooming best during the summer, Weezie’s Garden for Children is an enchanting place for all ages. Stroll through the arched entrance of sculpted twigs, and wind along paths through this pollinators’ haven. Climb a tree-house tower, dig in the …
Issue: July-August 2021
Map Miscreant
Edward Forbes Smiley III, of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, was caught in June 2005 leaving Yale’s Beinecke Library with five of its rare maps in his briefcase and tweed jacket. A surveillance camera had captured him removing a map (valued at $150,000) …
Issue: September-October 2006
Painful Questions from Indigenous Leaders
At a Radcliffe Institute conference intended to launch the process of making amends for Harvard’s long history of injustice against indigenous communities—detailed in a 2022 University report —the biggest agenda item wasn’t listed in the official program: …
President Will No Longer Chair Faculty Meetings
At the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) meeting on March 7, President Lawrence S. Bacow used his “President’s Business” time to introduce a surprise change in a hallowed tradition. Saying that he wanted to address “the role of the president in chairing …
Harvard Football Great Performances: Vic Kennard ’09
Had COVID-19 not hijacked the Ivy football season, among so many other activities, the Harvard team would be back at the Stadium this Saturday, attempting to avenge last season’s 17-10 overtime loss to resurgent Columbia. Instead, we again will take a …
The Upside
Not all leaders maintain a positive worldview, but many do, motivating themselves to do their hard work, and encouraging those they lead to engage and enlist their own energies. In the midst of a pandemic emergency that has upset essentially every …
Brevia
Governmental Government Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf, Ph.D. ’89, who concluded his service as director of the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) last March, has been named dean of the Harvard Kennedy School, effective in January. A macroeconomist, …
Issue: September-October 2015